There are 2 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2006 Lexus GXin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
FROM:[XXX] SUBJECT:2006 LEXUS GX 470 ACCELERATION HELLO, MY 44 YEAR-OLD WIFE [XXX] WAS DRIVING HER 2006 LEXUS GX 470 THIS MORNING IN SEATTLE, WA. AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DESPITE HITTING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND ENDED UP JUMPING A CURB AND CRASHING INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. SHE CALLED OUR LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN BELLEVUE, WA. THEY TOLD US THAT SINCE IT WAS A PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUE THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE US A LOANER CAR AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO INSPECT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS. MY WIFE HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEXUS AND WANTS TO SELL IT AS SOON AS IT IS FIXED UP FROM THE ACCIDENT (WE ARE FILING AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND ALSO FILED A POLICE REPORT). I AM ALSO VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE OF LEXUS NOT TO PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY INSPECT THE CAR. A FRIEND OF OURS SUGGESTED WE CONTACT NHTSA. YOU MAY REACH ME AT [XXX] OR [XXX]. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE ANY OTHER ACTIONS WE SHOULD TAKE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GX470. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL MADE CONTACT WITH THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES FOUR TO FIVE TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN AIR BUBBLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE SAME FAILURE A MONTH LATER. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. ALSO, THE DEALERADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THREE MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL FOUR TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SHIM AND REPLACED THE SHIM ON THE BRAKE PEDALS. THE CURRENT AND RECENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026